Frank Collymore Hall, just let me add that.

CCC; Is that the same Sir Frank who appeared to be out of his depths on the VOB call-in programme yesterday?

And Checkit-Out, a man who formed a political party, when the time was come for him to resign from his ivory tower at Cave Hill to contest the election, he opted not to and left Wendell McClean high and dry……….. low and behold he told Peter Wickham yesterday, he is not political. Well, well,well!

He is a doctor and a Sir, so we rest are illiterate! He is Chris Sinkliar’s chief adviser and therefore has to shoulder most of the responsibility for the dire straits that this economy is in and he must be ashamed that his policies HAVE NOT worked. I certainly could not defend them on Wednesday.

He has always come over as pompous and arrogant as if he is above all of us intellectually. Why would I go to listen to him? But wait, I thought he said he would never debate Clyde Mascoll or be in the same studio as Clyde?

@Clone

Last general election campaign it was the BLP chastising Wickham and his polls – check Youtube.

This time around the DLPites are reading from the BLP’s script of 2007/2008.

DAVID

You are making no sense at all. Go and get your afternoon nap.

Let me thank the BLP for they alertness. I am convinced that had it not been for they walking out of Parliament the Dems would continue in office as if an election was not due. The Dems have accepted the fact that they are not going to be re-elected and so they would impose martial law if necessary to keep power.
Why would a government that has lost so much popularity want to prolong its term in office other than to railroad our democratic process? Is this the same party that said that they are building a SOCIETY? What kind of a society are they building? Communism.

@legalese

Thanks for the enlightenment but you must be aware that using the term convention stands alone for the purpose of the argument. In other words the discussion is not about law but about custom which is integral in shaping perception.

@ ac | January 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM |

Don’t be a blasted liar like your idol. The plan to “ease the burden” on mothers with children from negligent fathers was in the socially uplifting pipeline long ago. It just happened to exit during this DLP term of office (and vice versa pertains) just like many other government policies and programmes initiated by civil servants.

Do you really feel politicians are so smart as to be able to come up with imaginative policies and programmes? Just have a look in both Houses and tell me how many fit that creative and imaginative bill?

There are too many are lawyers hamstringing the Lower House for any creative juices to flow in any direction to help the ordinary man. Have a read of what “Legalese” writes on this blog and see for yourself. Just a lot of legalese piffle wrapped up in pure verbiage and gobbledygook crap.
Are you enlightened in any way?
Instead of reading the putrid arrant nonsense from Legalese just take the advice of a real enlightened teacher:

“Luke 11:46 Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Luke 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”

What can you expect from the likes of Legalese unless you want to call Jesus a liar too!

@ David ..
The sentence was meant to read ….”the law overrides any conflicting CONVENTIONAL practice ….”
I must disagree with you that the argument stands alone ; it must be clear to you that the intention of the BLP spokesmen was to convey the belief that the Government was breaking the law .This can easily be inferred from Sen Harold Chrichlow’s contribution in the Senate last night . Indeed he harshly chastised the opposition for trying to convey to the public that some law was being broken . But I must again enjoin you to try to appreciate that once there is a law in the form of a statute / constitution , all customs or conventions which are inconsistent with that law are of no effect.

Miller i think you have gone “way off the deep end” time to take a naop

I am enjoying watching the barbados Labour Party clowns running around like headless chickens.

The Barbados Labour Party is like a pig going to slaughter who cant wait for saturday to come.

Why would anyone take anything which Senator Harold Crichlow say seriously?

He who presided over St Michael’s Cathedral for umpteen years and left it in a decrepit state and presided over a mass exodus of his congregation…….. he really have talk for the BLP???? Give me a break!

To this day, no other Dean has been able to bring back the Cathedral to its former glory after years of neglect and incompetence from Dean Harold Crichlow. Give me a break, who are you to lecture the BLP? You used the same pulpit to preach politics, albeit for the BLP and I strongly disagreed with you using the pulpit to preach politics. By doing this, you ran the people out of the church and the cathedral is still reeling to this very day!

When Senator Harold can give us Anglicans who feel embarrassed to go into the Cathedral answers to the questions we asked of him of his stewardship as Dean of St Michael’s Cathedral, we would take his meanderings seriously!

Senator Harold, it is past your bedtime!

Prodigal Son |
As a teen growing up in the early sixties and attending CH CH parish church, we had to endure listening to Critchlow. Some listeners would throw thier collection on the floor out of boredom. Critchlow could never preach even back then- so not surprised he had to revert to politics as his topic at St Michaels.

I used to be a staunch BLP supporter. However, after that ass Glyne Murray and the way some of the BLP supporters on this blog behaving, I am switching allegiance. If I am in the island (February 21-March 31) during elections, I will be voting DLP.

Depending on how the wind blows, I may change my registration from one parish to another. In other words, I will change to vote out any sitting BLP member, who looks to be winning.

Someone was attempting to give credit to Freundel for putting in place a system where mothers can collect a pittance when the fathers of their children are delinquent in child-support payments. Well, I have news for you: that was a crass political attempt to benefit from the votes of women who are suffering. Government is merely exploiting these unfortunate mothers for electoral gain.

If Government was really interested in assisting these mothers, it would ensure that there are adequate numbers of Court Marshals to serve the documents on these worthless fathers. There are 26 vacancies out of a total compliment of 55 Marshals who actually serve documents. This is known to the PM. When he was AG, there were 22 vacancies and he has only talked and done nothing to get these men before the court. Now this stupid election stunt to grab votes and people want to praise him.

Are you aware that there are a number of districts in this country that are without an assigned Marshal. If the Government really wanted to help these poor women and their children, it would not move to further victimise them with vote catching initiatives. Be decent or is that too much to ask this current crop of politicians.

Caswell on the reference of parental aid by this govt. AC “the Sumbody ” says to you that half a loaf is better than none. and equally the cost of paying the Marshall tofind these parents ande collect collect from these negligent fathers would not worth it

AC

Don’t be a clown! Some of these delinquent fathers have not even been served with papers to come to court. If they had gone to court, there would probably be no need for the state to support their children. The Magistrate can make orders to garnish the fathers’ wages but he can’t do that because the fathers have not appeared in court. And you want to know why, Freundel did not provide the Marshals to summon the men. I am sure if he had provided the required Marshals, it would not cost the wasted $600,000 for the Alexandra inquiry.

By the way, I heard that the lawyers were paid $2,000 per day. Marshals don’t cost that much.

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Georgie Porgie | January 17, 2013 at 4:33 PM |

You are so correct in your comment. He was a wolf in sheep clothing. he hid his true identity under that robe. As a student at Christ Church High I had to endure his fake antics. I remember hearing other students saying that they overheard he and the rector Johnson at the parish church having an argument, which was frequent and at one point he and Johnson did not speak to each other. So much for that. Let’s get back on topic.

Pat | January 17, 2013 at 5:13 PM | “…I will change to vote out any sitting BLP member, who looks to be winning.”

You are too funny LOL

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28556199

@ Caswell:

Just examine what ac said at: ac | January 17, 2013 at 6:49 PM and see why she takes the title of the No. 1 Moron on the Blog.

Now the State must be directly responsible for supporting the children of negligent fathers even those employed.

If people know that in addition to free health care and education the State will provide money for food and clothing why worry to get fathers to help support their offspring?

Only a person with the mindless intellect of ac would support the position she is putting forward. That is how taxpayers’ money is to be spent propping up a mendicant section of society who can do much better at the expense of buying trucks to collect garbage or fixing the potholes in the road.

AC

You seem to be suffering from some comprehension deficit disorder, I never called you a clown. I ask you not to be one: there is a difference.

miller you hypocrite this morning decrying the fact that children must be lead by example now bemoaning the fact that PM stuart and the DLP had given financial aid to children. miller you the the face of HYPOCRISPY . just like to use the children for political gain then afterwards couldn’t care for their well being. Go take a NAP> the word MORAN fits you like a glove, and tagged with HYPOCRITE

@ Watching

Old Onions is not a Simmons to my knowledge. His last name more than likely starts with an “O”. he, he, he.

You have to remember this is an anonymous blog. I out someone, they will in turn out me. Although many on here know who I am.

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Pat | January 17, 2013 at 5:13 PM |

I used to be a staunch BLP supporter. However, after that ass Glyne Murray and the way some of the BLP supporters on this blog behaving, I am switching allegiance. If I am in the island (February 21-March 31) during elections, I will be voting DLP.

Depending on how the wind blows, I may change my registration from one parish to another. In other words, I will change to vote out any sitting BLP member, who looks to be winning………………….

Shows how much you know. It is too late to change constituency now. You were no Bee, real Bees dont change like that even if they feel as though the party did them a wrong. Glyne Murray really do you a wrong, eh. You sound real bitter!

Come on down and vote, it wont save the Dems sorry asses! We know that this is the reason why the Dems court their overseas branches so heavily as they want them to vote!